Implement VMM on a dedicated VM and use a remote SQL Server 2008 instance
Place the VMM library on a dedicated, high-performance VHD or pass-through disk
Integrate VMM with Microsoft Operations Manager 2007
Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) must be used with automatically implemented tips

Backup and Disaster Recovery

The backup solution should support the Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writer for host-based backup

Backup storage should be separate from the SAN; SAN snapshot technology can be used in conjunction with a mechanism to move the backup off the production SAN

The backup solution should have the capability to restore individual files from the VM backup